title: Anterior crowns in re-establishing vertical dimension of occlusion: overcoming fear of heights.
abstract: The rejuvenation of this dentition is initiated with the placement of six anterior crowns. Re-establishing the vertical dimension has allowed the restoration of pleasing proportions to the centrals. This has led to the re-assertion of the dominance of the centrals and thus corrected the reverse smile line. The restoration of these teeth demands harmonious accommodation of the requirements of esthetics, phonetics and function. These considerations are inseparable and are in fact, determinants of each other. Esthetics and phonetics help determine the degree of vertical opening and incisal edge placement. This location influences anterior guidance, lingual and labial contours, the pitch of the anterior teeth and proper lip support. The principles of proportion, so important in esthetics, allow us, to calculate incisor length. Thus, function, phonetics and esthetics are intimately intertwined and enhance one another in the restoration of vertical dimension of occlusion.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Blitz
mesh_terms: D002012:Bruxism / Q000150:complications; D003442:Crowns; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014716:Vertical Dimension